Springfield Cardinals report

Travelers rally past Cards

Friday night: Keith Butler tried to fire-hose Deryk Hooker's two-on, two-out jam in the eighth, but Anthony BemBoom's two-run single lifted the Arkansas Travelers to a win against Springfield in the opener of a three-game series in North Little Rock, Ark.

Key performance: The Cardinals got three-run and two-run home runs from Luis Mateo and Starlin Rodriguez, respectively. Xavier Scruggs also homered for the Tommy Pham-less Cardinals, who have lost two straight.